It depends on if your family has military ties or not. I think about the meaning more but my father is a disabled Vietnam veteran so it was something discussed in our house vs friends who didn't have any military ties it us just a nice 3/4 day break from work without having to use vacation days. I feel like more so it's the latter for most people in the US.

As an adult I know reflect on how these men thought they were dieing for a noble cause and I truly dislike our government even more.